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This English typecase lay is shown by Southward: Printers Register, 6 April 1872, and 6 December 1875, in Pryor: The History of the California Job Type Case, in Journal of the Printing Historical Society No.7 (1972). The case dimensions are 14 ins front to back by 16 ins across, and it is as adopted by a London Printing House of the time (McCorquodale).

There is a companion Upper case lay, and the empty case is Upper for either Upper or Lower. The half case shown by Southward 1887 is much simpler, having all seven rows of boxes the same size.

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ie with the boxes left blank
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This page was written in 2009 by David Bolton and last updated 12 March 2009.